Foldable bed construction



May 18 .1926. 1 G. F. CANE ET AL FOLDABLE BED cousmiuc'nou 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 18, 1920 I WITNESS 31 R M a 15 videa bed ofthe type'describedlin whioh is 30 the foregoing will be set forth in the follow-f ii 35' do; not limit ourselvessto the sliowingmade,

' eoano iv I oeivnnnn ARTHUR;CIWHEELIOCiKQOF"()AKZANi);CALiiEOitNIAI) V I o FoLbABta BED c i Patented "W1 8; 19256;,

Application leki noveihteria'lsaoy sei arnd isesso. 1, 5 .1

i The invention relatesto thecon struction of foldable or iw allbedsland' particularlyt the type whose bed frame is p-ivotedfior movement about a horizontal axis whereby,

' thebedmay be'swungfrom a horizontally} v idi'sposed positionfcapable; 0t being occupied-,

-to vertically disposed inoperative-post; tion so as to be readily concealed} An object of'theinve'ntionis toprovide: a. foldable bed in which the head a board {is rz'caused tov maintain a*'vertic al1y Qdisposed position in each of the variouspositions'ot e -V 1 a U Another object of the invention to pro I '7 Teliminated the danger of: fracturing the main pivotal connection of the bed members such as when the-bed frameis allowed to -appreach itsinoperative position too iorcibly;

1 A further object of the inventionis to enable the various parts of the bed; to be. readily assembled or disassembled V A still further object of thelinvention is to cause the bed to become automatically locked in its operative position: so thSJluIllBSSytllG locking member is releasedit will.beliinpjos;

sible to raise the bed. :a 1 Y 1 The invention possesses other objects and features [of advantage; some of which, with 1" ing "description of-the preferredjform o'four inventionwhich is illustrated in the. drawings" accompanying and forming part ofthe:

g specification. It is tobeunderstood that we;

by the saidtdrawings andzd'esc'ription, as 'we;

may adopt Variations of the preferred" form withinthe scope v ofour invention "as set forth. in the claims. Referring to said drawings; 1 1 o. .Y

Y Figurel is .a vertical longitudinal section of the bedin its inoperative position. a

FigureQ is asimilar: view of the bedshow-fing itin its operative position. -.1 ,Figure 3 is -=a'I front view ofaone of the lower corners of thefbed in its inoperative position; I

l J Figure: 4 isa iew similar to Figure .1 showing the lockingmeinbers, various parts of the: bed structure {being omitted for the Y I purpose of clearness. 4 I F'gure 5 is a side elevationiot slightly modified form of one ofthe bed supports; Briefly expressed the bed as} here shown comprisesa pair ofsuppo1ts.-'adjaoent the; head end of the=bed,a bed framepivotallyj c l a clos t; r fthey mayb bein.

mountedwonlsaid supports. for novementfi about-a horizontal axis; counter-balancing ports,' a head board pivoted to the frame,

, means .-connected to said frame. and sup-.

o0 means-for maintaining the headboard: ina

perpendicular pos tion.inthe various posi-j tions oifithe bed'frame, means for locking gthebe'din its operative position, and means forenabling thebed frame to movea short ranged to engage iii-open slots? ornied ina ports 8'. may be either} secured, to ,af door. or a panel 9o,--or. the like soul-that: the bed' niay bef '1 ,7

pl secured to thle flQ QI'fthe' suppo ed; for the latter arrangement-5 a h the bed frame pivoted-to the lf" port in t e e es rib d; i may; be

readily swung from the horizontal operative -.dista nce longitudinally with-respect to the I 'supports, 1 I

. A- detailed description oi; the present em-gc fbcdimentofrtheinvention-follows; {1; I V As here shownthe bed-structure .2-com-f,-

I prises a 1 bed frame 3 [having atubul ar' sid'e i railsjl Whichare provided adjacent the heads" I end tot the bed with pivots j that are arh wn .i igur 5 ingparticulari adapts L59 If i I position shown "in Figure 2- i-t o the perpen is d cular ,--1'noperative; position shown" in Fig- Q v, ure 1, 1- or vise versa'. Pivota1ly 'connected,

intermediate: its; ends to the bed frame 3 is ;f;

head board '12 Which in the Present form 1 of; the, inventionis adapted to be maintained j Arrangediin recessesile' formed in the super -in 'alperpendicular position inf'the various positions'of the bedi'fraine; Connecting the Ylowe'r end-of the headboardtothesupport; 1 8 is' azlinkl3i whose points oflconnections' :withrsaid board and support is, spaced equi-aeti I -v distant'from-the frame pivotand the board pivot-respectively. "Inthis manner the head board willbeivertically disposedregardless; ofw'hich position-the:frame may,happen;to:v

ports 8, is a -cro'ssxrod 15 whose axis is prefa:

erably common to that of the connecting point oft-thelink I3.- Secured at onef'endto the rod 1 5 and at the other "end tojthe; angleings and seats on the supports" are formed g iron, cross" member l fiiare springs 718 for i I balancing :the bed, initsv various positions." Iti will. thus. be: noted that the Various bear 1 6 In a bed of "the classdescribed, a. bed frame, a, supporting frame having associated bearingwand braking-surfaces; a pivot on said'be d frame' arranged to rotate on "said' bearing surface and to move transversely from said bearing to and over said braking sur:

face, a spring urging saidtrztnsverse m(We-, v ment of the, plvot, and means to substan- "tially limibsgifl hi1 overh eliltv of the pivot jad-' 'jecent, the outer and pi said braking surface; 7

In testimo yjwhereof,' we have 1 hereunto 2nd day of N0vember,1920.j I

, G. F. CANE.

set our. hands at Oakland, California this 

